Iran live updates: US hits Iran with another wave of attacks, CENTCOM says

The U.S. has completed its latest round of strikes targeting Iran, U.S. Central Command said in a statement posted on social media.

CENTCOM said the latest wave of strikes finished at 9 p.m. ET Wednesday.

"U.S. forces struck Iranian command centers, air defense sites, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten innocent mariners crewing commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz," the statement said. "CENTCOM used precision munitions to hit targets in multiple locations including Bandar Abbas."

On Wednesday morning, U.S. forces struck coastal defense and cruise missile sites on Greater Tunb Island during a 90-minute wave, CENTCOM said.

President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Wednesday that Iran has released a wrongfully detained American citizen – and added that the U.S. "appreciates this gesture of Goodwill by Iran!"

Trump said the woman was wrongfully detained in December 2024 but has now been allowed to leave the country.

Trump added that, "She is now safely outside of Iran, and in good condition."

In a statement, the woman's lawyer identified her as Dena Karari, a U.S.-Iranian citizen who the lawyer said "has been trapped in Iran on bogus charges of collaboration with a hostile state and espionage."

The lawyer's statement added: "While subject to a coercive exit ban, she was interrogated dozens of times by Iran's notorious Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and although never physically detained, she suffered enormous physical and psychological hardship."

The lawyer said Karari ran a U.S. nonprofit called the Children of Mehr Foundation.

Trump's announcement came as the U.S. and Iran have continued strikes.

"The United States of America appreciates this gesture of Goodwill by Iran," Trump added in the post.

A U.S. aircraft fired at an oil tanker that "attempted to violate the U.S. blockade" on Iranian ports, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Wednesday.

CENTCOM said the Curacao-flagged tanker M/T Belma was traveling in international waters toward Kharg Island when it ignored multiple warnings.

"A U.S. aircraft disabled the vessel after firing hellfire missiles into the ship’s smokestack. The ship is no longer transiting to Iran," CENTCOM said.

The U.S. resumed its naval blockade on vessels traveling to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas on Tuesday.

"During the first 24 hours of enforcement, CENTCOM has redirected two compliant commercial vessels and disabled one non-compliant vessel," the statement said.

President Donald Trump met with top officials in the Situation Room on Tuesday evening to discuss options for expanding military action against Iran, including possible targets that could be hit in the coming days, multiple sources told ABC News.

The White House declined to comment.

-ABC News' Rachel Scott and Shannon Kingston